NASA Apollo Command Module

NASA, Artemis and Moon

How will Artemis 2 be different from NASA's Apollo moon missions?

Going to the moon? Been there, done that — right? Some people might say that NASA's Artemis 2 mission is a repeat of the past, but they would be wrong.

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Who are the astronauts of NASA's Artemis moon mission? Meet the crew

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Factbox-How NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Will Unfold

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What to know about NASA's Artemis 2 launch and its 10-day moon journey

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, the first crewed mission toward the moon in over 50 years.

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How NASA's Artemis II moon mission will unfold

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Nasa keeping close watch on weather days ahead of Artemis II launch

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Artemis II astronauts will study the moon with a powerful tool cameras can't match: Their eyes

"The human eye can pick out a tremendous amount of detail," Jacob Bleacher, NASA's chief exploration scientist, said last year during a news conference.

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How to watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch live on April 1

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Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about Nasa moon mission as launch date nears

Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

Like Apollo 8 in 1968, NASA's Artemis 2 mission from Florida will send a crew of astronauts around the moon and back without landing.

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OTD in space – March 28: Last test flight of NASA's Saturn 1 rocket booster

On March 28, 1963 NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This uncrewed suborbital flight helped pave the way for astronauts to launch to the moon.

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Apollo 11 Command Module

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Earth’s moon. On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched from Cape Kennedy atop a Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia ...

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NASA's Secret Plan To Rescue Astronauts If The Apollo Moon Landings Went Wrong

NASA had a contingency plan in case Apollo astronauts were stranded near the Moon, but it was far stranger and riskier than you might expect.